Hallo Stefan what a surprise, until to your question we did not reckognize that the spiral springs on our genoa cars are broken too. If there is a possibility to get new ones we are interested. Martin

Lipseals in the given dimensions and fitted with a stainless steel spring are standard industrial stuff which should be available more or less everywhere. Important is to grease them properly. We chan

Attached is a drawing of the propeller shaft outlet of SN, SM and 54. Dimensions of thee lipseal you will find in the drawing. Martin Mago del Sur - 54#40

Thanks to all of you for your input, affirming our decision not to add a windvane (though I would like to fuss with it ...). At present we have a spare linear drive in a locker and an installed chain

Randall, did the former owner say something about his experiences? I would expect - as Bill said - the 54 to be to big to be steered by a windvane. But because we made good experiences using a Windpil

To all owners of a 54, did anyone try to fit a 54 with a vindvane? I do not rmember clearly but I think I have seen pics of an 54 steered by a vindvane. Thanks Martin Mago del Sur - 54#40

Hi this pic shows the problem of the original mounting position on the mast top. The lights are masked at certain angles (vertically and horizontally) by the aluminum structure and the base of the win

Hi David, we sail #40 and she was fitted with an Aqua Signal series 40 tricolor masthead light. We wanted to change to LED too. Controlling the conditions on the masttop we figured out that the origin

Hi Alex, before we got our A54 we sailed a Reinke Super 11. This is an aluminium bilge keel design of German origin, overall length 39 feet. It was fitted with an Daimler-Benz OM 616 with 54 hp and a

Hi Ian, in July 2018 we replaced the failing fresh water pump to a Marco UP6 25 PSI. Since then it is working without any problems and there is sufficient pressure on all tabs and outlets (dish washer

Hello Jarek, our chain was delivered by WASI. I am not sure if they manufactured it in their company or if it was produced by Wälder. I think it was done by Wälder. We bought the chain in 2002 and sai

I forgot to mention, upt to know we have no experience with the Ultra. Martin SV Mago del Sur 54 # 40

Hallo Jarek, we have the 45 kg Ultra connected to a chain 13 mm, steel material code 1.4462 (Duplex or Cromox), working load 88.5 kN, breaking load 177 kN made by Ketten-Wälder, Germany. Connector is

Thanks for your welcome, Ruedi and Sabina Since some two month we are staying in Cherbourg, France. We plan to sail to La Rochelle with the next suitable wheather window to get our problems fixed. Rep

Wow, what a surprise, Giorgio, we never expected to meet you this way. How are you and Mariolina? Nice to hear that you are sailing “Saudade III” still today. Now you can recognize your long lasting i

Hi Bill, interested - your topic shows up just in time. Few days ago I started collecting ideas how to design a spare manifold. Thanks Martin SV Mago del Sur - 54#40

It´s time to introduce ourselves. We are Anke and Martin Birkhoff from Worpswede in Germany. Homeport of our Amel is Bremen, Germany. We started our sailing careers in 1978 (Anke) and (1985) Martin. S

Unfortunately I can add a similar accident. 6 years ago the heating system in the house of one of my cousins had been broken down. For some odd reasons he refused to ask for a repair. It was winter an

Meanwhile I got an answer from Olivier Beaute. It might be of interest for you. Below Oliviers email. Martin SV Mago del Sur - 54#40 Hello Martin, I've seen this case twice on an AMEL 54. In both case

Thanks Bill, the new rudder packing is tight, There is no water ingressing at the top of the rudder stock tube. Using a gopro camera in time lapse mode we could see the ingressing water appearing at t